Idaho Man Arrested For Poaching In Nevada
Mark T. Svancara, 43, of Buhl Idaho, faces felony charges of unlawful killing and possessing a big game animal on Oct. 22, 2017. In effect this Idaho man was booked on $10,000 bail this month after an Operation Game Thief investigation determined that a deer was shot in Nevada and dragged across the state line into Utah, where his daughter had a tag.
People driving on Dean’s Pass Road near the state line reported seeing the hunting party drag a large buck about 70 yards and through a fence, according to court documents. Two days later they reported the incident to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
A game warden photographed trail, hair and blood evidence, as well as boot prints, and tracked down the vehicle from photos taken by the witnesses.
Svancara told officials his daughter had a tag out of Utah and had killed the deer in Nevada with a single 150-yard shot.
“It wasn’t until after his daughter shot the buck and he went over a small hill to motion the others in the hunting party to come up the hill that he noticed the orange state line markers,” the game warden stated after his Dec. 12 interview with Svancara.
He did not have an answer when asked why he did not inform NDOW of the mistake, according to the warden.
Svancara showed officials the 3X3 buck’s head, which was in an outbuilding at his residence. It was seized by an Idaho Fish and Game investigator.
Lewd Conduct
In a different incident, a Carlin man was arrested Wednesday on charges alleging of inappropriately touching a child under 14-years old.
Chad Jason Ferguson, 31, is accused of lewdness with a child under 14 years of age, a category A felony.
According to court records, the incident occurred in Elko on July 21 when the child’s mother witnessed a scene between her daughter and the suspect. His bail was set at $250,000. Also on Aug. 25, Ferguson was arrested on two counts of indecent or obscene exposure. For that incident, is bail was set at $10,000.
Police wouldn’t specify if the two arrests were related to the same incident.
Drug Selling Near School
Joshua A. Haas, 26, of Elko was arrested at 3021 Idaho St. for trafficking a controlled substance, possession to sell a controlled substance, three counts of use or possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation or condition of suspended sentence. Bail: $31,920
Rickie R. Melendez, 28, of Spring Creek was arrested for trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Bail: $26,380
Chelsea C. Tyner, 29, of Elko was arrested at 1711 Puett Drive in Carlin for domestic battery with substantial bodily harm. Bail: $20,000
